Should school uniform be gender-neutral? A survey found out what we really think

The debate of gender-neutral school uniforms isn’t all that new, with some schools making headlines for banning school skirts to be more inclusive towards transgender children.

But a new survey has revealed what the British public thinks of school uniform policies, and whether these schools are doing the right thing.

The YouGov survey found that the majority of the almost 4,000 adults surveyed (four in 10) think both boys and girls should be allowed to wear either trousers or skirts, while three in 10 voted that girls should be allowed to wear either skirts or trousers, while boys should only be allowed to wear trousers.

One in 11 back a 'traditional' school uniform policy where boys wear trousers and girls wear skirts.

But what do the kids thinks? YouGov also asked almost 600 children what they thought about their school uniform policy, which showed they generally agree with adults. Four in 10 said boys and girls should be allowed to wear either trousers or skirts – however, girls were more likely to support this idea than boys.